2 ¶ “II was asleep° but my heart° was awake°. A voice°! My beloved° was knocking°: ‘Open° to me, amy sister°, my darling°,bMy dove°, my perfect° one°! For my head° is IIdrenched° with dew°, My clocks° with the IIIdamp° of the night°.’
3 “I have ataken° off° my dress°, How° can I put° it on [again]? I have bwashed° my feet°, How° can I dirty° them [again]?
4 “My beloved° extended° his hand° through° the opening°, And my Iafeelings° were aroused° for him.
5 “I arose° to open° to my beloved°; And my hands°adripped° with myrrh°, And my fingers° with Iliquid° myrrh°, On the handles° of the bolt°.
6 “I opened° to my beloved°, But my beloved° had aturned° away° [and] had gone°! My Iheart° went° out [to him] as he bspoke°. I csearched° for him but I did not find° him; I dcalled° him but he did not answer° me.
7 “The awatchmen° who make° the rounds° in the city° found° me, They struck° me [and] wounded° me; The guardsmen° of the walls° took° away my shawl° from me.
8 “I aadjure° you, O daughters° of Jerusalem°, If° you find° my beloved°, As to what° you will tell° him: For bI am lovesick°°.”

[9] ICHORUS IIOr What is your beloved more than another belovedaSo 1:8; 6:1

Admiration by the Bride

10 ¶ “IMy beloved° is dazzling° and aruddy°,IIbOutstanding° among° ten° thousand°.
11 “His head° is [like] gold°, pure° gold°; His alocks° are [like] clusters° of dates° [And] black° as a raven°.
12 “His aeyes° are like doves° Beside° streams° of water°, Bathed° in milk°, [And] Ireposed° in [their] bsetting°.
13 “His cheeks° are like a abed° of balsam°, Banks° of sweet-scented° herbs°; His lips° are blilies°cDripping° with liquid° myrrh°.
14 “His hands° are rods° of gold° Set° with aberyl°; His abdomen° is carved° ivory° Inlaid° with Ibsapphires°.
15 “His legs° are pillars° of alabaster° Set° on pedestals° of pure° gold°; His appearance° is like aLebanon° Choice° as the bcedars°.
16 “His Iamouth° is [full of] sweetness°. And he is wholly°bdesirable°. This° is my beloved° and this° is my friend°, O daughters° of Jerusalem°.”